Washington Metropolitan Area Adds 32,000 Jobs in April

(Washington, DC) - The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) reported today that the preliminary April job estimates show an increase of 32,000 jobs for a total of 2,579,400 jobs in the Washington Metropolitan Division. The private sector increased by 31,400 jobs, while the public sector gained 600 jobs. The Washington Metropolitan Division's not seasonally adjusted April 2015 unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, which is down 0.4 percentage points from the March rate of 4.8 percent.